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Little did we know when we found out that our young yellow female, by the name of Pepper, was pregnant at the age of 10 months. Thank God, Pepper had smarts because we didn't show much promise for that elusive category. Back in the early 2000s, I had made a small kennel just for my two...

Hi Ted Welcome! You will find a great group of folks on this site. I will pay attention to what you have to say just because my environment is almost the exact opposite of yours. I do enjoy reading about duck hunters and how they do during the duck season---and of course other hunting...

That looks like you sure are going to enjoy retirement. Good for you. The pictures, Brad, quickly reminded me of the time Bev and I built our kennel. We dug out a ditch footings and then I began making cement with an old, well used mixer I bought from a guy for $50.00. I quickly learned how...

Way to go, Craig. I also like that closeup of the gorgeous drake black duck. Al

Jode, Those drake greenwing teal are phenomenal! Al

Bob that is one dandy looking call you made. I just wanted you to know that I sure miss cutting salt cedar because whenever I ran across a particular tree that contained some decent burls I thought of you. I still use that duck call you made for me. For years I used to hunt early in the...

James, we don't have prime so we would just check on our phones for updates on the scores. Seems that the Titans had their act together. Just across from Lambeau Field was the Brown County arena and I used to ref high school sectional basketball games there. That was a lot of fun. In fact...

Hi Greg, Thanks for the college players update. I really appreciated that especially since the Bison normally have darn good teams for an up north out of the way area! Here is for you because once you told me that you don't see too many teal. Check out their proximity to one another. Took...

Carl, that happened to the Badgers this year, also. Al

Hi Greg, Fill me in about this young man because it sure was fun to watch him play the game. Is he from New Jersey? Did you have the opportunity to watch him play in college games? I do agree with you when a player makes it in the big time. We don't get many Packer games in New Mexico but...

Carl, I understand what you are going though. Hopefully, Auburn is making steady progress towards being very competitive. Al

Go Pack Go For a while I was wondering if they would ever win another game. Bev and I sure enjoyed the Packer/Cowboy game and watching that young receiver, #9, who played a pretty darn good game. He got ahold of a tough situation and corrected it to score three touchdowns. I'm glad that...

Glad you two had a great hunt. Those are always wonderful to experience. Best of luck for the next couple of days. Al

Vince, like so many have already said, your pictures are gorgeous. Your photographer's eye is a darn good one. Thanks for sharing those treasures. Al

A very enjoyable story, Larry. I really liked your use of the word, "discombobulated". Al

Mark, that sure had to be fun. Thanks for that story which I enjoyed so much. When you talked about teal still being there that reminded me of yesterday when I looked out at one of the two hummingbird feeders that we still have up and saw a male broadtail hummer on Nov.1st. That is a first...

Thank you so much, Dani. I sure did enjoy it and it was special just because of Sonora being by my side. I still miss my buddy, Chip. You can never replace those special dogs that become so much a part of your life. Since I know my limitations, I am thrilled to have Sonora. Al Right now...

It is always good to hear from you, Todd. You were so right about the threat of sunburn. I still remember going to my dermatologist for the first time and listening to what he had to say. He asked about my nationalities and I told him Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Irish. He then told me...

Hi Greg, Here is a picture I took of Doug when he got Coal for me. They are good folks and I did enjoy meeting them. Al

Dave, I have only had two retrievers grab a decoy and bring it to me just once. When I think of the hundreds upon hundreds of duck hunts I have had in New Mexico what happened next would most likely be the first duck that they retrieved. From that time on they knew which ones stayed in the...